BOOKS:
Filled With Glee (Smartpop Books). I contributed an essay, Not Just A River in Egypt, on truth and denial in season 1 of Glee.
2010 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market I talked to Sue Hepworth about getting published at 50+, and interviewed Kate Allan on writing Regency romance.
NEWSPAPERS:
The L.A Times: A chronic fatigue syndrome sufferer reconnects with the world
The Times (UK): Older and wiser but excited to finish what I started (Going back to university, that is.)
The Guardian: Tackling the number of sites for sore eyes Tech accessibility for people with disabilities is getting worse in some ways.
Daily Express: Why am I never the bridesmaid?
The Daily Telegraph: I wrote a few pieces for the technology section of the paper: Hi-tech healthcare’s future | Forgive me world, for I have sinned | The woof and the warp of the web | When is a bum note a prize asset? | Women’s web of friendship | The wicked genie in the blogger
MAGAZINES:
Woman’s Weekly: I was technology “Ask the Expert” from 2007-2010, answering reader’s questions. Examples.
Zest: Fast track to happiness
Prima: Everyone’s going crafts crazy! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Mental Health Today: Hi-tech therapy Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Hit and Miss [not my choice of title!] — On domestic abuse outreach in Sheffield, UK.
The Big Issue in the North:Part 1 Part 2 It only took retirement, a traumatic fire and breast cancer for Sue Hepworth to follow her dream of becoming an author.
Mslexia: Lit lite reviews. I’ve also written several features for the magazine for women writers and I’m going to make them all available asap.
Also: my pieces for Company on the fascism inherent in personal grooming, for Easy Living on iPods and for Essentials on podcasting basics are not online (yet) but feel free to imagine their fabulousness.
ONLINE:
Guardian.co.uk: Very Bad Form I wrote about the difficulties of filling in the Ucas form when you’re not a mature applicant with disabilities rather than a recent school leaver.
The Frisky: This cool and quirky US women’s website tends to bring out the offbeat and opinionated in me:
Step off, stepmothers Stepkids have it harder. Oh yes.
Pregnant in public: where did you pee on a stick? No, really.
The naked truth Naturism. Ick.
“Friendships” in the digital age …Have their “issues”.
Dealbreaker: the junk food junkie Dating a guy who won’t eat real food? Not so fun.
The F Word (feminist website, not Gordon Ramsey show):
Book review: The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure
Book review: Men! by Isabel Losada.
I wrote a few lifestyle and pop culture pieces for popular UK site Handbag.com:
Summer reads 2008: The ten best new thrillers
Summer reads 2008: Ten books for something different
Relationship and Dating Dealbreakers: How to tell he’s not “the one”.
Top ten wellbeing treats [no longer online, but it featured a chocolate massage! Good times].
I’ve also done a lot of blogging, for places like AOL, The Guardian, Popgadget, and more.
